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Parents Rip School Gay Storybook - Sciences, Education, Art, Writing, UFO - Posted: 29th Sep, 2007 - 10:56pm
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Parents Rip School Over Gay Storybook
Did I mention before why I love homeschooling? 
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| From Boston.com News: "In a controversy with a familiar ring, parents of a Lexington second-grader are protesting that their son's teacher read a fairy tale about gay marriage to the class without warning parents first. The teacher at Joseph Estabrook Elementary School used the children's book, ''King & King," as part of a lesson about different types of weddings. A prince marries another prince instead of a princess in the book, which was on the American Library Association's list of the 10 most challenged books in 2004 because of its homosexual theme. ''My son is only 7 years old," said Lexington parent Robin Wirthlin, who complained to the school system last month and will meet with the superintendent next week. ''By presenting this kind of issue at such a young age, they're trying to indoctrinate our children. They're intentionally presenting this as a norm, and it's not a value that our family supports... Lexington Superintendent of Schools Paul Ash said Estabrook has no legal obligation to notify parents about the book. ''We couldn't run a public school system if every parent who feels some topic is objectionable to them for moral or religious reasons decides their child should be removed," he said. ''Lexington is committed to teaching children about the world they live in, and in Massachusetts same-sex marriage is legal." https://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/..._gay_storybook/ |
And yes, if you had any question...the two princes kissed at the end.
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This makes me wonder a couple of things.
1) Did the parent of the child who brought the storybook sit down with their child often enough to know what the child wanted to or already was reading?
2) When the child brought the book in to "share," did the teacher look at the book and deem it appropriate for the class? If this is true, what is happening to the teacher? Is it the responsibility of the classroom teacher to censor materials that come into their classroom? This was my theory, but am I wrong without having children?
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| Did the parent of the child who brought the storybook sit down with their child often enough to know what the child wanted to or already was reading? |
It was the teacher of the kid who brought the book at school and read it to the whole class, not the child or the parents.
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| When the child brought the book in to "share," did the teacher look at the book and deem it appropriate for the class? |
Again, it was the teacher who brought the material.
Storybook Gay School Rip Parents
This kind of thing makes me sick to my stomach, that government-paid employees make unilateral decisions about what to teach our children in government-run public schools.
It makes me want even more to find some way to make a living where I can be at home and homeschool my daughter.
Parents Rip School Over Gay Storybook
Well, an update on this story. The three frontrunners in the Democratic presidential race suggested Wednesday night at their debate in New Hampshire that they"d support reading the controversial book to children as part of a school curriculum.
Thank God I home-school!
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| A fairy tale about two princes falling in love sparked a backlash - and a lawsuit - against a teacher and a school last year when it was read to a second-grade class in Massachusetts. But the three frontrunners in the Democratic presidential race suggested Wednesday night at their debate in New Hampshire that they"d support reading the controversial book to children as part of a school curriculum. Moderator Tim Russert asked John Edwards, Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton whether they"d be comfortable having the story - called "King & King" - read to their children in school. Edwards gave the first and most definitive answer - a resounding and instant "yes, absolutely" - although he added that it "might be a little tough" for second-graders. Obama agreed with Edwards and revealed that his wife has already spoken to his 6- and 9-year-old daughters about same-sex marriage. Clinton said she believes it's up to parents to decide how to handle such topics, but added that it's important to teach kids about the "many differences that are in the world." |
Parents Rip School Gay Storybook
Well we do have gay priests spreading "the word of God" in church, so why not read kids gay stories? I have one question though: is it possible that the teacher himself was gay and perhaps this was his way of "sharing his secret" with the children?
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I am not sure about your question Geenie, although I will not be surprised. To me is crazy because we are speaking about 6-7 years old kids here! Their mind is super sensible at that age and they form a lot of concepts based on what is being "fed" to them.
If my kid was at a public school and is being read this book, I would be literally furious!
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